Parka



T. RINIS `luly 17, 1951 PARKA Filed March 9, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet l T.RINIS July 17, 1951 PARKA 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 9, 1948 INVENTOR.7&-

w m W Patented July 17, 1951 UNITED. STAT ES ATENT OFFICE 2,560,598PARMA Theodore Rinis, Washington, D. C. Application March 9, i948,serial No. 13,821

(Granted under the act of March 3, 1883, as amended April 30, 1928; 37() i). G. 757) 3 Claims.

The invention described herein, if patented, may be, manufactured andused by or for the Government for governmental purposes without thepayment to me of any royalty thereon.

This invention relates to hoods of the general type associated withparkas and has for its priu mary lobject to redesign and improve hoodsof this type.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a hood forparkas which is so con structed and arranged as to more closely conformto the contour of the head of the wearer, thereby rendering the samemore comfortable and. more eective in retaining the body heat.

A further object of the invention consists in providing a parka and hoodin combination with arzipper fastener which is so positioned as to notonly close the body of the parka but also to draw the hood portionclosely about the head and face of the wearer in a single operation.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of alacing structure at the rear of the parka hood which, in conjunctionwith the zipper fastener, serves to .provide a snug t of the hood aboutthe head and face of the wearer.

Another object of the invention consists in providing a exiblewindshield or windbreak for a parka hood which may be readily and simplymoved to operative or inoperative positions.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description when taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the novel cornbined. parka and hood inuse;

Figure 2 is a side elevational View of the hood, also in use, with thelower portion of the parka cut away;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the garment with the windshield orwindbreak bent forwardly into its operative position;

Figure 4 is a rear elevational view of the hood;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the opposite side ofthe hood and with the fur ruff partly broken away to show the chinconstruction; and

Figure 6 is a front elevational view of the hood and upper portion ofthe body of the parka, also with a portion of the fur ruff broken awayto disclose the construction of the chin portion of the hood.

As indicated above, the general objects of the invention are directed tothe production of a combined parka and hood in which the hood is shapedto the approximate shape of the human head and the marginal portion ofthe face `including the chin, and additionally includes a windshield orwindbreak provided with a fur ruft capable of being swung into anout-of-the-Way position in back of the wearers face or to be swungforwardly into the form of a shield completely surrounding the face ofthe wearer,

The numeral l indicates the body of a parka formed of the usual materialemployed in the fabrication of such garments and extending from theshoulders to a point substantially mid-way between the knees and hips ofthe wearerand provided with the usual sleeves '2. The parka in thisinstance is divided along its front central line, as indicated bynumeral 3, and is adapted to be closed in a manner to be describedhereinafter.

The hood of the parka is fabricated to conform to the Wearers head byforming the same of a pair of side panels 4 and central panels 5 joinedby seams 6 as clearly indicated in Figures 3 and 4. The side panels ofthe hood are integrally connected by a strip of fabric l (Figure 3)which extends across the forehead of the wearer and downwardly alongeach cheek to cover the margin of the wearers face, i. e. the foreheadand cheeks. A dart 1' is formed in the fabric strip 1 to shape the sameto the front portion of the wearers head. The side panels 4 extenddownwardly to the neck portion of the parka, and an extension of thepanel at the left of the head extends across the lower portion of theface and is provided with a chin-receiving pocket 8. The free end ofthis panel extension and the free edge xof the opposite panel aredetachably unitedas indicated by the numeral 9. The joint of the panelsextends diagonally downwardly and in effect forms a continuation of thedividing line 3 between the front sections of the body of the parka butof course extends at an angle thereto as clearly indicated in Figure 6.

A zipper closing means Ill is mounted on the adjoining edges of the bodyof the garment and this Zipper closing means is extended upwardly alongthe two edges of the diagonal slot 9 formed between the extensions ofpanels 4. It will be apparent that as the zipper operator indicatedgenerally by the numeral ll is drawn upwardly to its nal position itwill not only close the front opening of the body of the parka but willalso draw the free ends of the panels d together so as to close the slot9 and bring the pocket 8 of the extension of panel 4 into snugengagement with the chin of the wearer; thus drawing the hood into closecontact with the marginal portion S of the face so as to retain amaximum portion of the body heat.

At the rear of the hood the panels are provided with iiaps I2, eachbeing formed with a series of apertures receiving a lacing I3 whichtogether serve as an adjustment for reducing the size of the hood toaccommodate it to various sized heads.

The face opening of the hood is indicated by the numeral ill and in thepresent illustration serves as a mounting for a windguard or windbreakcomprising a strip of cloth l5 having one edge secured about the top andboth sides of the face opening and having mounted on its opposite orfree edge a fur ruff indicated generally by the numeral I6. Mountedalong the free edge of the fabric strip l5 is a flexible wire i1 whichserves to hold the windbreak in either its operative position about theface of the wearer or in inoperative position against the front portionof the hood. In each of the figures of the drawings, with the exceptionof Figure 3, the wire and with it the fabric strip i5, are bentbackwardly so as to carry the fur ruff up above the forehead of thewearer and downwardly along the lsides of the head in spaced relation tothe face so that a clear vision is provided and the fur forming the ruffIB is positioned sufficiently far away from the wearers face to avoidirritation thereof. In Figure 3 the wire has been bent forwardly andserves to hold the strip i5 and fur ruff i6 at their operative positionso as to aid in shielding the wearers face from wind, snow, etc.

From the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings, it will beapparent to those skilled in the art that I have devised a novelconstruction of parka and hood in which the hood is specially shaped toclosely engage the head and marginal portions of the face of the wearerso as to entrap a maximum portion of the body heat; that the closure forthe hood portion is formed conjointly with the closure for the body ofthe parka itself, whereby a single operation of the closure operatingmeans causes the parkabody to be closed and the hood to be drawn intoclose contact with the head and face of the wearer; that adjustment isprovided in the back of the hood to cooperate with the divided portionof the hood so that conjointly they serve to provide a snug t of thechin portion Bof the hood about the wearers chin; and that a novelwindbreak or windshield is provided which in one position willeffectively protect the face against the elements and in anotherposition isv completely removed from the wearers face so as t0 provideclear vision and avoid any irritating effects which might otherwise becaused by the fur mounted on the free edge of the windshield.

I claim:

1. A hood comprising a body portion shaped to fit the head and enclose asubstantial portion of the margin of the face of the wearer butproviding a face opening, a strip of fabric having one edge secured tothe edge of the face opening and the other edge free, whereby the stripmay be folded rearwardly against the exterior of the hood or forwardlyinto windshielding position, said strip being of suicient length toextend below the chin of the wearer when moved to its forward position,and a flexible Wire secured to and extending throughout the length ofthe free edge of said strip.

2. A hood comprising a body portion shaped to fit the head and enclose asubstantial portion of the margin of the face of the wearer butproviding a face opening, a strip of fabric having one edge secured tothe edge of the face opening and the other edge free, whereby the stripmay be folded rearwardly against the exterior of the hood or forwardlyinto windshielding position, said strip being of suicient length toextend below the chin of the wearer when moved to its forward position,a flexible wire secured to and extending throughout the length of thefree edge of said strip, and a fur ruff also secured to the free edge ofsaid strip.

3. A parka including a body portion and a hood, said hood comprisingside panels, an extension on one of said side panels provided with apocket to engage over the wearers chin, means for adjusting the size ofthe hood zipper closing means for uniting the free edge of saidextension of the one side panel with an edge of the other side panel,the body of the parka being divided along its longitudinal center line,and provided with zipper closing means forming a contnuation of theZipper closing means in the hood.

THEODORE RINIS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,292,307 Globerman Jan. 21, 19191,456,524 Waldron May 29, 1923 1,993,149 Desmond Mar. 5, 1935 2,376,345Dai'oer May 22, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 18,062 GreatBritain of 1911 449,382 Great Britain June 25, 1936

